Robin C. Brooks is the Chairman, CEO and majority owner of Brooks Food Group, which operates two food processing plants. Both plants process and market poultry, appetizers and specialty frozen foods that are sold to the foodservice industry with emphasis on restaurant chains. Prior to pursuing the acquisition of the Brooks’ family-owned companies, Ms. Brooks provided strategic business planning and transaction advisory services for numerous Fortune 1000 clients including Nestle, Pillsbury, Kraft and International Multifoods.

Ms. Brooks specializes in the analysis and valuation of business entities and security interests for transaction pricing and litigation purposes. Ms. Brooks has more than 20 years experience in providing merger and acquisition, debt restructuring and corporate finance activities on behalf of former employers, including Williamette Management Associates, Deloitte & Touche and Arthur D. Little Valuation. Early in her career, Ms. Brooks held several positions related to commercial lending and finance. Ms. Brooks holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Smith College and a Masters of Management degree in finance and economics from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

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